- Airbus to Hold 51% of China Assembly Plant[Oct. 09, 2006]
Airbus will hold a controlling stake in its first aircraft assembly plant in China, which is ready to deliver its first batch of A320 planes as early as 2008, state media said on Monday.
- Obese Flyers Impact Carriers' Bottom Lines[Oct. 07, 2006]
Chinese airlines are being forced to rearrange their seating as the burgeoning number of overweight Chinese complain about the discomfort of cramped airplane seats.
- Golden Week: 2.76 Mln Airline Passengers[Oct. 09, 2006]
China's airlines carried 2.76 million passengers during the first week of October, the National Day holiday, up 2 percent from the same period last year, but less than the number of 3.06 million people originally forecasted, China's General Administration of Civil Aviation (CAAC) said on Sunday.
- Airlines Cut Fares After 'Golden Week'[Oct. 09, 2006]
Chinese airlines are offering steep discounts on air fares, in some cases 70 percent off, now that the "Golden Vacation Week" from Oct. 1 through 7 is over.
- Golden Week: Around 3 Mln to Travel by Air[Sep. 28, 2006]
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) forecasts that 3.06 million people will travel by air during the week-long National Day holiday, an increase of 13.5 percent from a year ago.
- Cathay Pacific to Fire 5% of Dragonair Staff[Sep. 28, 2006]
Cathay Pacific Airways, one of the most profitable Asian carriers, said Sep. 28 that it would fire about 5 percent of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines' work force after it completed the takeover of the smaller airline.
- China-Copenhagen: New Direct Cargo Route[Oct. 04, 2006]
Copenhagen Airport just opened its first direct all-cargo route operation to China when Air China Cargo started its operation of the Shanghai-Beijing-Copenhagen-Shanghai route.
- A Battle over Dubai-Beijing Commences[Oct. 03, 2006]
Air China has welcomed increased competition from Emirates Airlines on the Dubai-Beijing route, which it claims will raise trade and consumer awareness of what China has to offer both business and leisure travellers.
- ROK Man Flies Home 'Alone' from China[Oct. 06, 2006]
A man of the Republic of Korea (ROK) was flying high on a journey home from China on Thursday -- when he found he was the only passenger aboard the Airbus A320 aircraft.
- Tibet Welcomes 1st Int'l Charter Flight[Oct. 03, 2006]